Environment
The new abnormal: Climate change making wildfires and smoke worse
July 3, 2023“The climate changed so much that we lost control of it.”
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Canadian wildfire smoke disproportionately harms Black and poor people
June 30, 2023Those communities are more likely to live near other major sources of bad air.
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80 million U.S. residents under air quality alerts as Canada wildfire smoke swings south again
June 29, 2023About 16 million acres have already been burned by the wildfires in Canada — an area slightly larger than the state of West Virginia.
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Victory in Peru as corporations denied right to exploit Indigenous lands
June 27, 2023Activists welcomed a decision by lawmakers to drop plans for a new law labelled a “Genocide Bill” by Peru’s Indigenous people.
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In first trial of its kind, young environmentalists take Montana climate case to court
June 13, 2023"They are choosing corporations over the needs of their citizens.”
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